Mad Rat Dead’s big update, which was previously made available in Japan, is now releasing in the west. NIS America announced today that version 1.02 goes live later today.
The update includes six new tracks and a couple of additions. Continue on below for the full patch notes.
Merge Games and Maple Powered Games are again delaying the release of Monster Harvest. It will now launch on August 31.
Speaking about the delay, Merge said the team encountered “one final development hurdle to jump over that didn’t quite work out and pushing back a little was necessary to deliver exactly what we want players to experience.”
The full statement reads as follows:
Bandai Namco has readied the latest update for Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions. Starting today, Switch players can access version 1.31.0.
Below are the full patch notes:
Numskull Games and Ground Shatter have secured a release date for RICO London, their new buddy cop first-person shooter. The title will be appearing on Switch starting September 2.
Thanks to Numskull Games, we have the following overview with additional information about the game:
Raw Thrills issued a new trailer for Cruis’n Blast today highlighting some of the game’s 29 tracks across six tours, including Space Attack, Dino Janeiro, Mountain Mayhem, British Invasion and Twister Terror. The stages feature alien invasions, prehistoric dinosaurs, mountain rallies, police chases, dangerous weather, and more.
Here’s today’s video:
Ziggurat Interactive today announced that ExZeus: The Complete Collection, a package featuring rail shooters ExZeus and ExZeus 2, is on the way to Switch. It will launch this summer.
We have the following overview from Ziggurat:
Seven international indie game publishers are coming together to create a collaborative initiative known as The Indie Houses. The goal is “to promote an environment that is centered around the sharing of knowledge between publishers rather than cutthroat competition.”
Akupara Games, Fellow Traveller, Neon Doctrine, Raw Fury, Those Awesome Guys, Toge Productions, and Whitethorn Games are all a part of The Indie Houses. Other publishers may become involved in the future.
Beat from Jet Set Radio will be playable in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania, SEGA has revealed. He can be accessed for free at launch through normal gameplay.
Here’s a trailer showing Beat in action:
Crest and Team Corn Field have announced that Last Light, a horror adventure game, is heading to Switch. A release date has not yet been confirmed.
Here’s an overview of the game, along with a trailer:
Death end re;Quest 2 has been dated for Switch in Japan. The RPG will launch on August 19, Compile Heart announced today.
Death end re;Quest 2 was just announced for Switch in North America and Europe last week. For now, the western launch is targeting early 2022.
